The Commission determined that Tri-Star sent the eight
advertisements to consumers after Commission staff had warned the
company in writing that its previous unsolicited fax
advertisements violated federal law and that subsequent
unsolicited faxes could result in monetary forfeitures. On June
22, 2000, the Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability
(NAL) against Tri-Star, finding the company apparently liable for
a $4,500 forfeiture for each of six of the violations, and a
$10,000 forfeiture for each of two violations in which the
consumer had previously asked Tri-Star to discontinue the
unsolicited fax advertisements. Tri-Star neither paid the
forfeiture nor responded to the NAL within the required 30-day
period. Based on the record before it, the Commission assessed
Tri-Star the full amount of the proposed forfeiture.

Action by the Commission October 17, 2000 by Forfeiture Order
(FCC 00-377).
Chairman Kennard, Commissioners Ness, Furchtgott-Roth, Powell, and Tristani.